Greetings all, I've received a couple of inquiries concerning assistance with funding the 37-67 marker upgrade of kit 69696 (Elias for sure and hopefully old Richard). Please do NOT send any money to me. Anyone wishing to assist, please click on the following link to donate ($5, $10, $20, whatever): http://www.familytreedna.com/contribution.html For "Surname Project", specify QUEEN. For "In Memory of" block, specify KIT 69696. The total cost of this specific upgrade is $99. If more than this amount is donated, the surplus will remain in the fund for the next use approved by the Queen committee that administers this fund. Additional note: Within a few weeks we should have 12 marker results from a documented descendant of John Queen, Jr. and Martha Hickey. If the 12 markers look good, then this sample will also need to be upgraded. Thus, any surplus donations can be applied to this upgrade. This is NOT a request for funding; it is an offer to listmates who wish to do so to participate/have "ownership" in these samples. We have no idea what the markers will reveal. Thanks, Gene

I'll be the > good-looking bald guy waving wildly! > > Rolla Forget the waving wildly or the Rogaine stuff. If you really wanna grow hair, here's the story from an old Queen of Toot Holler back up in the Smokies: Shoot yerself a 'possum on a full moon night. Dress and bake the 'possum at 425 degrees for 2.5 hours... use a deep baking pan. After 2.5 hours, drain the grease into a mop bucket. To the grease add 2.5 handfulls of stuff from the cow stall. (Dried stuff) Stir for 2.5 minutes non-stop. Each night for 2.5 weeks, apply liberally to the bald areas. Cover the concotion with a heavy rag so as not to mess up the couch. (Yes, you'll be sleeping on the couch during the treatment period....if even in the house) After 2.5 weeks of treatment, check for hair growth. If there is growth, continue the treatment for 2.5 years or until you have enough. Disclaimer: I am neither a medical doctor nor a witch doctor. I'm only passing on what I heard. Me

Hi All, I haven't seen Katy McMillan in quite a while. Just checking to see if all is okay with you. Carol

Hello Queen Researchers: Just a reminder regarding the special offers from FTDNA. The gifts only apply to new test kits. If anyone is interested in using one of these discounts, please contact me. This promotional offer expires on Dec 31st. Rita As we enter the 2006 Holiday Season, Family Tree DNA would like to thank all our Group Administrators for their support during this and past years. We would also like to take this opportunity to give each Surname Project a $130 gift in the form of 6 Gift Certificates - 2 $30 for Y-DNA37 or 67, 2 $20 for Y-DNA25 and 2 $15 for mtDNA - that will be valid according to the following terms: a) Not valid in conjunction with any other promotion or offer b) Each gift certificate is to be used with one new test kit, according to what is marked in the certificate c) Kits must be ordered and paid for by December 31st, 2006 e) Not valid for test upgrades, add-ons or Y-DNA12.

I found the following website which had the people below listed as well as some of the actual sources of info. Check it out at http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ncc_bio/index.html NCC Biographical Index - Search Results New Search Queen, Anne E. (no birth or death year provided) Source: North Carolina Collection Clipping File Through 1975 Source Number: 511 Volume Number: 30 Page(s): 824-826 Portrait: N Call Number: CRBo N87 Queen, Ellard Odell (1914 - 1982) Source: Methodist Church. Journal of the Western North Carolina Conference, 1890-1938.(1939-1983) Source Number: 161 Page(s): 345 Portrait: N Call Number: C287 M59w (M58w) Queen, Francis (no birth or death year provided) Source: Miller, Mildred J., ed. The Heritage of Iredell County. Statesville, NC: Genealogical Society of Iredell Co., 1980. Source Number: 405 Page(s): 449 Portrait: N Call Number: C971.49 H54m Queen, George H. (no birth or death year provided) Source: Our Patriots of America: North Carolina. Winston-Salem: National Patriotic Publishers, c. 1944 (names in alphabetical order) Source Number: 197 Page(s): Portrait: N Call Number: C970.99 O93 Queen, James Gordon (1892 - 1973) Source: Heritage of Burke County, 1981. Morganton, NC: Burke County Historical Society, 1981. Source Number: 406 Page(s): 361 Portrait: N Call Number: C971.12 H54b Queen, James Richard (no birth or death year provided) Source: North Carolina Collection Clipping File Through 1975 Source Number: 511 Volume Number: 30 Page(s): 827-828 Portrait: N Call Number: CRBo N87 Queen, James Shook (no birth or death year provided) Source: North Carolina Collection Clipping File Through 1975 Source Number: 511 Volume Number: 30 Page(s): 829 Portrait: N Call Number: CRBo N87 Queen, James Shook ( - 1943) Source: North Carolina Collection Biographical Clipping File, 1976-1989 Source Number: 519 Page(s): 120 Portrait: N Call Number: CRBo N87 Queen, Jefferson (1880 - ) Source: Catawba County Genealogical Society. The Heritage of Catawba County, North Carolina. Volume I, 1986. Source Number: 480 Page(s): 398 Portrait: N Call Number: C971.18 H54f v. 1 Queen, John M. (1881 - ) Source: Allen, W.C. The Annals of Haywood County, North Carolina. Spartanburg: The Reprint Co., 1977. Reprinted from the 1935 edition. Source Number: 357 Page(s): Portrait: N Call Number: C971.44 A43a1 Queen, John Montgomery (no birth or death year provided) Source: History of North Carolina. Vols. I by Connor, Vol. II by Boyd, Vol. III by Hamilton, Vols. IV-VI by Special Staff of Writers. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919. Source Number: 114 Volume Number: 5 Page(s): 161 Portrait: N Call Number: C970 H67 Queen, John Montreville (no birth or death year provided) Source: Grant, Daniel Lindsey. Alumni History of the University of North Carolina. General Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina, 1924. C378 UT5. Source Number: 89 Page(s): 508 Portrait: N Call Number: C378 UT5 Queen, John Montreville (1881 - 1958) Source: North Carolina Collection Clipping File Through 1975 Source Number: 511 Volume Number: 30 Page(s): 830 Portrait: N Call Number: CRBo N87 Queen, Mittie Turner (no birth or death year provided) Source: Catawba County Genealogical Society. The Heritage of Catawba County, North Carolina. Volume I, 1986. Source Number: 480 Page(s): 398 Portrait: N Call Number: C971.18 H54f v. 1 Queen, Pinkey Gaither (1874 - 1943) Source: Heritage of Burke County, 1981. Morganton, NC: Burke County Historical Society, 1981. Source Number: 406 Page(s): 362 Portrait: N Call Number: C971.12 H54b Queen, Sam ( - 1969) Source: North Carolina Collection Clipping File Through 1975 Source Number: 511 Volume Number: 30 Page(s): 831 Portrait: N Call Number: CRBo N87 Queen, Sam Love Jr. (no birth or death year provided) Source: North Carolina Collection Clipping File Through 1975 Source Number: 511 Volume Number: 30 Page(s): 832 Portrait: N Call Number: CRBo N87 Queen, Thomas (no birth or death year provided) Source: Owen, Thomas McAdory. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Chicago: S.J. Clark Publishing Company, 1921. Volumes 3 & 4. Source Number: 314 Volume Number: 4 Page(s): 1403 Portrait: N Call Number: Davis 976.1 O97h Queen, William A. (no birth or death year provided) Source: Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1956. Chicago: Marquis, 1956. Source Number: 294 Page(s): 591 Portrait: N Call Number: Davis F208 W64 Queen, William A. (no birth or death year provided) Source: Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1950. Chicago: Marquis, 1950. Source Number: 292 Page(s): 754 Portrait: N Call Number: CRBo W62 1950 Queen, William A. (no birth or death year provided) Source: Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1952. Chicago: Marquis, 1952. Source Number: 293 Page(s): 606 Portrait: N Call Number: Davis F208 W64 Queen, William A. (1897 - ) Source: North Carolina Collection Clipping File Through 1975 Source Number: 511 Volume Number: 30 Page(s): 833 Portrait: N Call Number: CRBo N87 Queen, William Haynes (no birth or death year provided) Source: Tomlinson, W.F. Biography of the State Officers and the Members of the General Assembly of North Carolina, 1893. Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton, 1893. Source Number: 266 Page(s): 110 Portrait: N Call Number: CBo T65b Queen, William L. (1870 - 1957) Source: Cleveland County Historical Association. The Heritage of Cleveland County, Volume I. Winston-Salem, NC: Hunter Publishing Co., 1982. Source Number: 467 Page(s): 482 Portrait: N Call Number: C971.23 H54c Queen Family, (no birth or death year provided) Source: North Carolina Collection Biographical Clipping File, 1976-1989 Source Number: 519 Page(s): 119 Portrait: N Call Number: CRBo N87

Greetings all: 37 marker YDNA results are now in on kit 69696. Unless my old eyes have missed something, these 37 markers are a perfect match to the probable YDNA of William Queen of 1716-20. Anyone wish to assist in the funding of this sample up to the 67 marker level? If so, please make your donation to the Queen General Fund and specify upgrade kit 69696 in the "memory" section. The donor is a documented descendant of Elias Queen (b. ca 1815-1820) and Mary; thru the lineage of their son Alfred Bergin Queen (b. 5-1845). (The donor is not a member of) Queen-L.) It appears highly probable that Elias was a son of Richard Queen (b. 1765-1784) and married Margaret Snider in Rutherford County, N.C. on 3-27-1796. Thanks, and the best of the season to all. Gene

DNA. Something we all can share with each other this holiday season - the basic building blocks of humanity in all its various expressions! For those of us interested in the specific Queen variety DNA, I wish you a great Christmas and hope that the year to come is better than the last, and that we all break through our brick walls - one way or another. Now, I have been sort of quiet lately. Got myself a little overextended with the kids, college applications, theatre productions, symphony concerts, work, and all sorts of activities that one president long ago called being a "thousand points of light". Well, I didn't reach a thousand, but felt like I got pretty dang close! As we move forward to the close of this year, I hope to relax (yeah, right!) and spend some time catching up with all the emails on the list that I marked of interest. There have been some new results posted - and I have continued to make changes to the web-spreadsheet to provide different ways to access and enjoy debating the results. I have also dropped the graphics from the pages. The pages were approaching 1 MB in size without the graphics and I know that makes for a long download for some of you. So I have simplified things, and at the top of the page, provided links to two versions of the results. I am also going to spend some time also working on the FTDNA results pages and making them easily available. Just takes a little time. I still need to get some lineage information from many of you to make the lineage version complete. Some may have provided, and I will find when I catch up on my emails. Anyway, come New Year's day, look for me in the grandstands at the Tournament of Rose Parade. My son's high school band is marching this year, and I think they are the last band in the parade, near the end! I'll be the good-looking bald guy waving wildly! Rolla

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: queen/rudicil Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.queen/466.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 1920 us census jackson co., missouri Jess C. Queen age 28 Ethel F. Queen 28 Everett E. Queen 4yr 6/12 Raymond Queen 2yr 6/12 Alberta Queen 1yr 3/12 Alberta is my grandmother, some one in the famialy has done resuch on the queen/rudicil family line. my grandmother had a book on it, when she and grandpa died my mother got it, but when i asked her for it she is not shere where it is when she finds it she said she would give it to me, but have not got it yet. if you would you can e-mail me dircily at daddysgirlcll115@wmconnect.com and i will give you what i have know, but still is working on it. christina

Hello Queen Researchers: I've just returned from Mickey's Kingdom, and don't recall seeing anything from Katy on the following special offers from FTDNA. The gifts only apply to new test kits. If anyone is interested in using one of these discounts, please contact me. This promotional offer expires on Dec 31st. Rita As we enter the 2006 Holiday Season, Family Tree DNA would like to thank all our Group Administrators for their support during this and past years. We would also like to take this opportunity to give each Surname Project a $130 gift in the form of 6 Gift Certificates - 2 $30 for Y-DNA37 or 67, 2 $20 for Y-DNA25 and 2 $15 for mtDNA - that will be valid according to the following terms: a) Not valid in conjunction with any other promotion or offer b) Each gift certificate is to be used with one new test kit, according to what is marked in the certificate c) Kits must be ordered and paid for by December 31st, 2006 e) Not valid for test upgrades, add-ons or Y-DNA12.

I thought I would send a quick update about our McQueen DNA Study. We have 53 participants. I think this is great considering we started the project in April, 2006. We have had five transfers to our study from the Queen DNA Study. To date there are NO significant matches with the Queen DNA and the Macqueen, McQueen, McQuinn, McGinn, McGuinn and McQuain DNA in our study. Significant match meaning over 90% on any given number of markers. I use the 90% on our 43 marker test because anything less than that would not be genealogical important at this time. The participants matching less than 90% would have statistically shared a common ancestor greater than 20 generations ago. For our research purposes we have not proven past 10 generations in the McQueen Study. There are groups emerging from the study. They are currently defined as: The Virginia Line includes descendants of Alexander McQueen of Culpeper County, VA; Charles McQuinn of VA and Wilkes County, NC; Charles McQuinn of Baltimore County, MD and Daniel McQueen of Georgetown District, SC. The Yadkin River Basin Line includes descendants of Samuel McQueen of NC and now Johnson County, TN and John McQueen of VA and Estill County, KY. The Crawford County NY Line includes descendants of Robert McQueen of Crawford County, NY and John McQueen of Columbia County, WI. The Maryland Line includes descendants of Dugal McQueen of Baltimore County, MD. The New York Line includes descendants of Peter McQueen of Onondaga County, NY. I am presently working on a "DNA Findings" report for the study. Once I have it complete I will post a not on the list. Anyone who would like a copy can contact me privately, at that time, and I will forward them a copy. Thanks Scott

Has anyone considered the McGuinn families in Rutherford County, NC as possible relatives to the Queens or McQueens? I have seen one reference to a Michael McQueen as being born about 1765 in Orange County, VA. Wasn't "Old William" supposed born in MD and some of his children in VA? I have a McQueen line, I believe, morphed to McQuinn and then to McGuin/McGuinn. I am waiting DNA testing to confirm this. Thanks Scott

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.queen/927.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: 1920 U.S. census of Blue, Jackson Missouri reflects: Jess C. Queen, age 28 Ethel F. Queen, 28 Everett E. Queen,4 yr 6/12 Raymond Queen, 2 yr 6/12 and.......... Alberta Queen, 1 yr 3/12 Sound interesting? Gene

I wanted to share the significance since some Queen lineages who reports these men as their direct paternal ancestors I have been corresponding with a Macqueen in Isle of Bute. He agreed to participate in our McQueen DNA Study. He descends from Rev. Ewen Macqueen who "served the church both at Harris (1605) and Duirinish, Skye (1614). Ewen was the son of Angus Mor Macqueen and Jane Cameron. If you have any additional information on this line of Macqueen and Queens please share it with the list or contact me directly, Thanks Scott Kendall

Cleaning up below - Went 'Copy/Paste' crazy!! Looking at the census records, I believe this is the family. 1920 Federal Census - Jackson Co, MO - Blue, ED 4, Dwelling No. 181 - Jess C. Queen, age 28, born MO (parents born MO); Ethel F., age 28, born IN (parents born IN); Everett E., age 4 1/12, born MO; Raymond, age 2 1/12, born MO; Alberta, age 1 3/12, born MO It appears that Jesse was the son of John E. & Mary C. Queen (see below) 1900 Federal Census - Cass Co, MO - Union, ED 41, Dwelling No. 185 - John E. Queen, born 05/1867 IN (parents born TN), married 10 years; Mary C., born 07/1857 MO (father born VA, mother born MO), has had 5 children with 3 currently living; Jesse C., born 06/1891 MO; Atelia C., born 12/1893 MO; William F., born 08/1896 MO Going down another level, it appears that John E. Queen was the son of E.B. & Nancy J. Queen (see below) 1880 Federal Census - Webster Co, MO - Benton, ED 135, Dwelling No. 11 - E.B. Queen, age 44, born TN (father born NC, mother born TN); Nancy J., age 45, born TN (father born NC, mother born TN); Isaac G., age 211, born TN; George W., age 17, born TN; Mary H., age 15, born IN; John E., age 11, born IN; Eliza J., age 9, born TN; Reny A., age 7, born TN; Marcus S., age 5, born KY; Rosetta, age 3, born IN; James N.M., age 1, born MO 1870 Federal Census - Fentress Co, TN - ED 12, Dwelling No. 34 - E.B. Queen, age 34, born TN; Nancy, age 33, born TN; Isaac, age 12, born TN; William, age 10, born TN; George, age 7, born TN; Mary, age 7, born IN; John, age 3, born IN; Elizabeth, age 1, born TN 1860 Federal Census - Fentress Co, TN - Jamestown, ED 12, Dwelling No. 824 - E.B. Queen, age 23, born TN; Nancy J., age 22, born TN; Isaac T., age 1, born TN . Fentress Co, TN Marriage Records - EB Queen to Nancy Jane Dishman on 10/23/1857

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: QUEEN/BROCKMAN Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.queen/927/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I AM LOOKING FOR INFO ABOUT ALBERTA MAXIE QUEEN, BORN DEC. 26,1919 INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI. DO NOT KNOW FATHERS NAME BUT HER MOTHER NAME WAS ETHAL FERN. ALBERTA MARRIED JOHN WESLYE BROCKMAN JAN. 1, 1940 INDEPENDENCE, MO. LIVED IN INDEPENDENCE ALL HER LIFE DIED MARCH 20, 1999. WOULD LIKE MORE INFO ON HER FATHER AND MOTHER.

Looking at the census records, I believe this is the family. 1920 Federal Census - Jackson Co, MO - Blue, ED 4, Dwelling No. 181 - Jess C. Queen, age 28, born MO (parents born MO); Ethel F., age 28, born IN (parents born IN); Everett E., age 4 1/12, born MO; Raymond, age 2 1/12, born MO; Alberta, age 1 3/12, born MO It appears that Jesse was the son of John E. & Mary C. Queen (see below) 1900 Federal Census - Cass Co, MO - Union, ED 41, Dwelling No. 185 - John E. Queen, born 05/1867 IN (parents born TN), married 10 years; Mary C., born 07/1857 MO (father born VA, mother born MO), has had 5 children with 3 currently living; Jesse C., born 06/1891 MO; Atelia C., born 12/1893 MO; William F., born 08/1896 MO Going down another level, it appears that John E. Queen was the son of E.B. & Nancy J. Queen (see below) 1880 Federal Census - Webster Co, MO - Benton, ED 135, Dwelling No. 11 - E.B. Queen, age 44, born TN (father born NC, mother born TN); Nancy J., age 45, born TN (father born NC, mother born TN); Isaac G., age 211, born TN; George W., age 17, born TN; Mary H., age 15, born IN; John E., age 11, born IN; Eliza J., age 9, born TN; Reny A., age 7, born TN; Marcus S., age 5, born KY; Rosetta, age 3, born IN; James N.M., age 1, born MO 1860 Federal Census - Fentress Co, TN - Jamestown, ED 12, Dwelling No. 824 - E.B. Queen, age 23, born TN; Nancy J., age 22, born TN; Isaac T., age 1, born TN 1880 Federal Census - Fentress Co, TN - ED 12, Dwelling No. 34 - E.B. Queen, age 34, born TN; Nancy, age 33, born TN; Isaac, age 12, born TN; William, age 10, born TN; George, age 7, born TN; Mary, age 7, born IN; John, age 3, born IN; Elizabeth, age 1, born TN 1870 Federal Census - Fentress Co, TN - ED 12, Dwelling No. 34 - E.B. Queen, age 34, born TN; Nancy, age 33, born TN; Isaac, age 12, born TN; William, age 10, born TN; George, age 7, born TN; Mary, age 7, born IN; John, age 3, born IN; Elizabeth, age 1, born TN 1860 Federal Census - Fentress Co, TN - Jamestown, ED 12, Dwelling No. 824 - E.B. Queen, age 23, born TN; Nancy J., age 22, born TN; Isaac T., age 1, born TN 1870 Federal Census - Fentress Co, TN - ED 12, Dwelling No. 34 - E.B. Queen, age 34, born TN; Nancy, age 33, born TN; Isaac, age 12, born TN; William, age 10, born TN; George, age 7, born TN; Mary, age 7, born IN; John, age 3, born IN; Elizabeth, age 1, born TN . Fentress Co, TN Marriage Records - EB Queen to Nancy Jane Dishman on 10/23/1857

Here is the info I have on James W. & Stacy (Fox) Queen: James W. Queen (son of James C. & Sarah Queen) 1860 Federal Census - Fannin Co, GA - District 1130, Dwelling No. 270 - Mira Fox (widow), age 50, born NC; John, age 24, born NC; Stosa, age 26, born NC; Mary E., age 18, born NC; Francis A., age 5, born NC; James W., age 2, born NC 1870 Federal Census - Fannin Co, GA - District 1130, Dwelling No. 630 - John Fox, age 35, born NC; Stacy, age 30, born GA; America, age 15, born GA; John, age 8, born GA; Sarah, age 65, born NC 1880 Federal Census - Fannin Co, GA - ED 56, Dwelling No. 222 - John W. Fox, age 50, born NC (parents born NC); Elvira (mother), age 69, born NC (parents born NC); Stacy Queen (sister), age 45, born NC (parents born NC); Alfred Queen (nephew), age 17, born GA (parents born NC); Charley Queen (nephew), age 7, born TN (parents born NC); Julius Queen (nephew), age 4, born TN (parents born NC) Wife of James W. Queen: Stancy Fox - m. 08/23/1855 Union Co, GA Sons of James W. Queen: (1) James W - born about 1858 NC; (2) John Alfred - born about 1863 GA; (3) Charles - born about 1873 TN; (4) Julius - born about 1876 TN . Francis A. Queen married Absalom H. Chastain on 03/07/1872 in Fannin Co, GA - Absalom was the son of Edward Chastain by his first marriage . Mary E. Fox married Edward Chastain on 12/20/1865 in Fannin Co, GA - They are located on the 1870 Polk Co, TN census - Edward is listed on the 1860 Polk Co, TN census with his first wife . Looking at the 1860 census, I would suspect that the Francis A. & James W. listed are Queens

Not a 100% sure but follow this path: James W. Queen (son of James W. & Stacy (Fox) Queen, grandson of James C. & Sarah Queen) 1880 Federal Census - Fannin Co, GA - ED 56, Dwelling No. 225 - James W. Queen, age 21, born GA (parents born NC); Betsey E., age 26, born NC (parents born NC); Humphrey H., age 4, born GA; William W., age 2, born GA 1900 Federal Census - Fannin Co, GA - ED 24, Mobile, Dwelling No. 234 - James W. Queen, born 02/1855 GA (parents born GA), married 26 years; Elizabeth, born 02/1852 GA (parents born NC), has had 8 children with all currently living; Wesley, born 05/1878 GA; Robert, born 01/1882 GA; John H., born 06/1885 GA; Mary F., born 04/1888 GA; America, born 02/1891 GA; Martha, born 07/1895 GA **Need 1910 Census** 1920 Federal Census - Fannin Co, GA - ED 42, Mobile, Dwelling No. 149 - Bill Queen, age 67, born GA (father born GA, mother born NC); Elizabeth, age 68, born GA (parents born GA) Wife of James W. Queen: Elizabeth Best - m. 09/10/1874 Fannin Co, GA Sons of James W. 'Bill' Queen: (1) Humphrey H. - born abt 1876 Fannin Co, GA (gone in 1900*); (2) William Wesley - born 05/19/1878 Fannin Co, GA (gone in 1910*); (3) Robert - born 01/1882 Fannin Co, GA; (4) John Henery - born 06/01/1885 Fannin Co, GA (gone in 1910*); (5) Davis Graham - born abt 1880 GA (gone in 1900) . Marriage Record - James W. Queen to Elizabeth Best on 09/10/1874 in Fannin Co, GA . Fannin Co, GA Death Records - QUEEN, Elizabeth; Date of Death: 21-Oct 1921

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Queen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3YBBAEB/926 Message Board Post: I'm searching for information on my ggg grandfather, James Wesley Queen. He was born around 1850, and married Elizabeth Best in Fannin Co. GA in 1870/71. I"m trying to find out the names of his parents, as well as the names of his wife's parents. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.

Getting lots of notices from FTDNA of matches/close matches at 12/25/37/67 markers only to find that the donor is not a "Queen" or have already concluded that 12 or 25 marker matches aren't necessarily important to track? FTDNA has an answer for you. Go to your donor webpage at FTDNA and select "Setup Preferences". There one has the option to restrict announcements to (Queen) surname only. Also may wish to deselect the box for notification at 12 markers or 25 markers. This will reduce the announcements to Queen only and for matches at 37 or 67 markers only. I have no recommendation as to what will best serve anyone; however I have made some decisions to reduce the announcements and listings for myself. Gene